Combined window sash and shade



(No Model.)

A. BANYER & J. A. PRINTZ.

COMBINED WINDOW SASH AND SHADE. No. 394,328. Patented Dec. 11, 1888.

WITNESASES, M VEJVTORJ,

flttorney.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM BANYER AND JAMES A. PRINTZ, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

COMBINED WINDOW SASH AND SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,328, dated December 11, 1888.

Application filed May 12, 1888. Serial No. 273,728. (No model.)

To all whom it only 0011/00/72:

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM BANYER and JAMES A. PRINTZ, citizens of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new an d useful Improvements in a Combined \Vindow Sash and. Shade, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin This invention relates to certain new and useful inmrovements in combined window sashes and shades; and the objects of the invention are, first, to provide for the vertical adjustment of the shade-rollca', together with the sash, tor the purpose of alfordin a space through the window above the sash and the shade-roller, whereby the ventilation is unobstructed by the shade, and the latter not liable to wave and rattle on account of the draft; and, secondly, that of locking the lower sash to the sill, adjusting the upper sash to any given height and looking it with respect to the lower sash.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and on which like reference-letters indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of a win(low-trame showing our improvements applied thereto, and partly in section and partly in elevation; Fig. 2, a detail view of the inner side of the lower rail of the lower sash, showing the bolt by which the same is locked to the sill; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of one of the adjustable brackets by which the shade-roller is supported.

The letter A designates a window-frame of the ordinary or any approved construction, the sill B of which is recessed at C, to receive the horizontal extension of a locking-bolt, presently to be described.

The frame is provided with the usual guidestrips, D, between which are mounted the upper and lower sashes, E and 'F. The lower rail of the latter sash is recessed, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, and provided with a lockingbolt, G, having a horizontal foot, H, and a manipulating knob or handle, I. A plate, J, is secured to the face of the rail and supports the bolt by means of the lugs K. \Vhen the handle I is thrown out from the rail, the foot H enters the recess (1 in the sill B and locks the lower sash. At suitable points along the sides this sash is provided with cam-detents L, and with blocks M, adapted to receive and lock ropes or chains 0, which pass up over sheaves P, mounted in the upper port-ion of the frame, and thence extend down to and connect with the upper sash, E. (One only of these ropes, detents, and sheaves is shown.) By these means the upper sash can be secured at any altitude to which it may be adjusted without danger of being lowered from the outside. The rope may be metallic, which would prevent its being readily cut. The same is true if chain is used.

Secured to the upper sash, and preferably at each side and near the upper end, are roller-supports Q, consisting of three right-angled piecesna1nely, brackets R, strips S, and bearing-plates ladjustably connected together by means of slots U and set-screws V. The brackets R are the members which are directly secured to the upper sash, and the object of the slots and set-screws is to allow of varying the length of the supports and the distance between them, so as to accommodate wimlow-franms of di tferent depths and widths. In the bearingplates T we mount any of the approved form of shades, the spring-balance shade being preferred. It will thus be observed that the shade roller is adjusted up and down with a like adjustment of the upper sash, .1, whereby light and ventilation, may come in from above, while drafts and glare may be cut off from below. As already observed, the currents of air incident to the ventilation do not disturb the shade and cause it to wave or rattle, because the tree portion of the shade is below them. The shade is easily detached, shouldoecasion require, by simply manipulating the detents L and freeing the ropes sufficiently to allow the upper sash to be lowered a convenient distance to bring the shade-roller within reach.

It will also be observed that the tension upon the ropes or chains 0 holds the sashes against liability to rattle, and thus avoids the objectionable noise which frequently occurs when the wind blows.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a lower sash having a locking device, of an upper sash, intermediate locking devices connecting it with the lower sash, shade-supports secured to said upper sash, and a shade mounted in said supports.

2. The combination, with a lower sash, a locking-bolt carried thereby and adapted to engage the window-sill, and cain-detents, also carried by said sash, of an upper sash, ropes or chains extending from it to said detents, intermediate sheaves to support them, adjustable shadesupports secured to the upper sash, and a shade mounted in said supports.

3. The combination, with a window-frame and two sliding sashes, one of which has locking-detents, of sheaves mounted in the upper portion of said frame with their axis in the direction of the width of said sashes, and ropes or chains connected to one sash passing 20 over said sheaves and adapt-ed to be engaged by said locking-detents.

, 4. The combination, with a sliding windowsash and a bolt carried by the lower rail thereof and having a horizontal foot, of the sill of the 2 5 fran'ie having a recess to receive said foot.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM BANYER. JAMES A. PRINT-Z.

Witnesses:

WILBER COLVIN, JAs. I-I. l\IAHAN. 

